A westbound light power move knocks down the signal at the WBCS Fairview. As you can see, BNSF is erecting a new signal bridge to replace this classic CB&Q signal bridge.
BNSF 5976, normally assigned to coal drags, heads west on #2 main over the new Belmont Ave overpass with a mixed freight.
It's a three-for shot! The 6:38 run waits for it's time as an express screams by on Main 2 while another inbound waits to crossover to main 2..
Norfolk Southern's interchange train rolls through Downers Grove on the BNSF Chicago Subdivision with a pair of Dash-9s and priority merchandise traffic for Northtown, Minnesota.
Amtrak 168 leads the California Zephyr west through Downers Grove.
Class leader Metra 200 shoves an inbound train 21 miles back to Union Station on the BNSF Chicago Subdivision.
An outbound Metra train from downtown Chicago approaches Washington Street in Downers Grove with 105 in the lead, blasting the horn to warn the BNSF MOW crew working near the rails of its arrival.
A double-headed inbound heads back towards Chicago Union station on the BNSF Chicago Subdivision.
A track worked cuts rail in preparation for spot welding the joint.
An inbound Metra train departs Downers Grove for Union Station as the NSINTW passes westbound on the adjacent track.
Amtrak 817 leads The California Zephyr over Washington Street in the town of Downers Grove at speed while a BNSF M.O.W crew does some work on the crossing. In the background endangered CB&Q signal... (more)
The morning fog accentuates the rough surface texture of rail.
The engineer of a morning rush hour "dinky" looks intently ahead as he nudges his train out of the station stop.
An outbound Metra heads into some extraordinary bright sunlight during the evening rush.
An outbound Metra passes up an eastbound "Z" train. Although freights are rare during the rushes, the most common is eastbound "Z" trains.
